Free Download Freshbooks for Blackberry Tweet

Another interesting Blackberry application that can be downloaded for free on the internet that is Freshbooks. With this application we can perform various tasks such as Time Management, Invoice Management, Account Management and many other interesting features.

This Blackberry application is suitable for all types of our favorite blackberry. The following is a feature of Freshbooks which we enjoy when we have our blackberry download at:

• Time Management
  Easily upload time on the go. Use a timer to track time as you go, or manually enter hours.
• Client Management
  - Use your BlackBerry to call or email clients.
  - Map client addresses directly on your mobile phone.
  - Search capability for quick access to hundreds of clients.
• Invoice Management
  - View full invoice details, enter payments and send invoices from your BlackBerry.
• Account Management
  - Use multiple accounts on one BlackBerry device.
  - Staff and admin usage adheres to FreshBooks priveleges.

Fascinating is not it? All that can be downloaded for free. To be able to download this free application blackberry please visit: www.bookkeeperapp.com.

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T-Mobile myTouch2, also known as HTC Espresso, in the photo Tweet

American operator T-Mobile USA will soon be releasing Android-smartphone myTouch Slide (or myTouch2, commercially known as yet is not known). Presumably, this is what the device is already known as the HTC Espresso and, quite possibly, it will be released in other markets under a different name. Now the global network came his photography. Easy to see that from his predecessor, T-Mobile myTouch (HTC Magic), myTouch Slide distinguished by the sliding QWERTY-keyboard. In addition, under the display had optical trackpad instead of the usual trackball.


The source also mentioned a number of characteristics of the T-Mobile myTouch Slide. Among them - touch screen display with a resolution of 320x480 pixels, the processor ARM11, built-in camera with LED flash (resolution not specified) and battery capacity of 1300 mAh. In addition, the smartphone has 3.5-mm audio connector and a slot for memory cards format microSD, access to it can be obtained without removing the back cover and battery. Presumably, Issue T-Mobile myTouch Slide (or myTouch2) on 17 May, the unit will be offered in black, white and red colors. Maybe around the same time he appears in other markets.

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Samsung S5620 Monte: another tachfon average Tweet

According to unofficial information emerged, Samsung Electronics is preparing a successor released in the summer of mobile phone Samsung S5600 Preston. The new device, reportedly called Samsung S5620 Monte. It is made in the same form-factor besklaviaturnogo mnobloka with touch screen in almost the entire front panel. Only a screen at the Samsung S5620 more - 3-inch, and a few other design buttons. Yes, and characteristics, in general, more advanced. The device uses a touch interface Samsung TouchWiz, while not excluded that it is based on the software platform bada.

From the characteristics of the Samsung S5620 Monte source mentions a 3-inch touchscreen display, 200 MB of internal memory, support for cards microSD. In addition, there are GPS-receiver and support for Wi-Fi and HSDPA. Responsible for photographing mounted camera of unknown resolution without a flash. And fans to use mobile phone as an MP3-player will prefer 3.5-mm jack for headphones. The source also posted a gallery of photos Samsung S5620 Monte. But the date of issue until the phone is not known.

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Powerful communicator Toshiba TG02 step closer to release Tweet

Communicator Toshiba TG02 certified the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Recall the model approved Wi-Fi Alliance in August of last year. And then about it for a long time nothing was heard. And then, finally, the machine one step closer to release. Photos communicator FCC site has not been published, so it is not clear how he looks. Unofficial sources describe him look like a Toshiba TG01 besklaviaturnogo monoblock with a 4.1-inch touchscreen.

Among the characteristics of Toshiba TG02 in the records of the tests referred to FCC standatry wireless Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g and Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, cellular networks GSM / EDGE (4 band) and UMTS / HSDPA (2 ranges) and support for GPS. In addition, the device, apparently based on a 1-GHz processor (Platform Qualcomm Snapdragon) and the operating system Windows Mobile 6.5. Can assume that Toshiba will provide TG02 at Mobile World Congress 2010, which kicks off February 15 in Barcelona, but official confirmation of this yet.

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Russia's announcement long-playing multimedia mobile phone Philips Xenium K700 Tweet

Philips has announced the start of sales since February of this year, its new model of long-playing multimedia mobile phone with touch screen - Philips Xenium K700 in Russia for a suggested retail price of 8.499 rubles.

This model has a separate video chip, through which the apparatus reproduces almost all video formats, including RMVB, AVI, FLV, Divx and MPEG4 without conversion. Xenium K700 as well as supporting a number of audio formats without any loss of quality during compression: FLAC and APE, where the sound quality of music remains as pure and undistorted as a CD-ROM. And with touch-widescreen 2.8-inch TFT screen resolution 400h240 points, the image on the display always, as claimed by the manufacturer, will be alive and bright.

With Xenium K700 can watch up to 4 hours or listen to music up to 25 hours, as well as talk on the phone to 8.5 hours in standby mode, it does not need charging up to 1 month.

Of the additional multimedia features Xenium K700 indicates that there is a digital 3.2 MP camera with autofocus, FM-radio with RDS, and if enough memory, it can be expanded up to 8GB with removable MicroSD memory cards. Because interfaces can be observed in the presence of USB ports, 3.5 mm audio connector and support for wireless technology Bluetooth.

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Another update "Navitel Navigator" for Android: Android 2.0 support smartphone Tweet

ZAO "Center of navigation technologies, announced that, for all licensed users of its navigation software available Navitel another free update to the platform for Android.

Download the update from the official website Navitel, or from the application directory Android Market.

List changes versions Navitel Navigator 3.2.7.2334 for Android:

* Fixed handling time zones;
* Fixed problem with "sticky" buttons on the screen;
* Fixed a bug of the import route;
* Implemented support for 1.6 and 2.0 Android OS.

With catalog «Android Market» is a free upgrade "Navitel Navigator", or set it as a demo-version. Maps for demo-mode is available on the official site and pumped to the storage card additionally.

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HTC Trophy: official image or a good model? Tweet

We have already mentioned in the news about the HTC Trophy - device based on Windows Mobile 6.5, performed in a candybar and equipped with a touchscreen and QWERTY-keyboard. Appeared even his image, however, quite small and fuzzy. And now the network has spread over a large image and a full list of the characteristics of the device. Even thinks that the image is real, from the documentation High Tech Computer (HTC). But then came the information that its author is one of the enthusiasts of Windows Mobile. But it is quite possible that this is what HTC Trophy and will look like. Issue of the communicator, again, according to unconfirmed reports, is scheduled for May this year. Its trade name is likely to be different.

Specifications HTC Trophy:
* Operating system: Windows Mobile 6.5 (TouchFLO 3D)
* Processor: Qualcomm MSM 7227 (600 MHz)
* Network: GSM / GPRS / EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, WCDMA / HSPA 900/2100 MHz
* Display: 3-inch capacitive touch screen, resolution - VGA
* Memory: 512 MB ROM, 256 MB RAM, microSD-slot
* Camera: 5-megapixel with autofocus
* Wireless: Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
* FM-radio
* 3.5-mm jack for headphones
* Accelerometer
* GPS-receiver
* Battery: 1400 mAh
* Dimensions: 119h58, 36h11 mm

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Mozilla Firefox for Maemo released the final version Tweet

Company Mozilla has finalized the first final version of the Firefox browser for the platform Maemo. Mobile Firefox for Maemo is suitable primarily for the fifth version of the operating system and internet tablet (smartphone) Nokia N900. Apparently, some time will come for the version of Firefox Mobile for software platforms such as Windows Mobile and Android. According to the developers, the Firefox for Maemo 1.0, they tried to implement as many opportunities "desktop" version of Firefox.

Mobile Firefox for Maemo supports multiple tabs simultaneously and can synchronize tabs, history, mortgage and passwords with a desktop browser (function Weave Sync). In addition, according to Mozilla, Firefox - this is the first mobile browser with support for add-ons. Among its capacity as manager of passwords and downloads, pop-up blocker, locally-oriented search and so on. Firefox for Maemo 1.0 supports over 30 languages.

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NEC will present the concept of a mobile terminal with support LTE at MWC 2010 Tweet

The Japanese company NEC has announced that the upcoming Mobile World Congress (Mobile World Congress 2010), which will be held from 15 to 18 February in Barcelona, Spain, will introduce the concept of a mobile terminal with support for LTE - a new standard of mobile communication.

With this concept, the company intends to demonstrate the capabilities of its mobile platform "LTE-PF" on the transfer of high definition video and other features associated with high-speed communications among the LTE.

Recall that in October last year, four Japanese companies - DOCOMO, NEC, Panasonic Mobile Communications and Fujitsu have announced their success in developing mobile-terminal platform "LTE-PF" and the launch of its first engineering samples of chips based on the new platform.

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2009 was a record for Samsung by revenue Tweet

Samsung has unveiled details of its financial results for the last quarter of 2009 and the overall annual total. Revenue in the fourth quarter of 2009 totaled 25.3 trillion. Korean won, which corresponds approximately to 21.6 billion U.S. dollars. This figure of 37% covers the results for the corresponding period in 2008. This net profit was recorded at $ 2.6 billion, while in 2007 in the fourth quarter, the company incurred net losses of 20 billion won. Revenue is up 89.8 trillion, respectively. won, or 76.6 billion in dollar terms. The increase in comparison with 2008 - 23%. Net profit - 9.7 trillion. won ($ 8.6 billion) from 5.5 trillion. the previous year.

Sales of mobile phones amounted to 227 million units, which resulted in operating income of almost a trillion won (over $ 830 million) or 12,1% compared to the same period last year. Mobile phone sales for the quarter totaled 69 million units (an increase of 16%) and allowed to surpass the figure of 200 million units per year. Over the past year, the company has made a confident sales growth in all markets that can count on a further increase in supply in 2010. Samsung expects to take 20% of the global handset market, increasing sales by 10%. This year, emphasis will be placed on tachfony medium and high levels, as well as smart phones in major markets, while developing countries will be offered "special" solutions.

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Apple and Nokia not agree on the definition of "mobile device" Tweet

Head of social media communications company Nokia Skvayres Mark (Mark Squires) was unhappy with the statement of Steve Jobs that Apple is the world's largest manufacturer of mobile devices. Such a statement was read at Jobs' presentation planshetnika Apple iPad. Manual Nokia with similar allegations categorically disagrees and is ready to prove them wrong on the basis of documents, including information directly from Apple.

Discrepancy in the definition of who is bigger than Apple or Nokia has happened because of the different approaches to the concept of "mobile device". In the view of Jobs and Apple in particular, in general, "mobile" should be considered as any device that you can take with you. Ie MacBook computers are also a mobile device. Nokia defines as a more "traditional" - it is only mobile phones and smartphones. Notebooks - is a computer technique. So it turns out that the number of "mobile" set at the market - different. Nokia last quarter of 2009, has sold nearly 127 million phones, while Apple sold 8.7 million iPhone. But by the number of "apples" are added another 21 million iPod and 3.36 million Mac, which gives the total revenue from sales (including the new counting rules) to $ 15.68 billion (7.25 billion euros).

However, in this case, Apple's position is somewhat perplexing, since the rate of Nokia over the same period amounted to € 8,18 billion.

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LG is preparing two phones for the Chinese market Tweet

Company LG, established in the past quarter of a personal record shipments of mobile phones, preparing two models, which should be represented in the Chinese market in the near future. The first of them - a stylish one-piece with a typical set of features, supports GSM and TD-SCDMA network. Phone LG TB200 is designed for operator China Mobile and has a 2.4-inch screen with QWGA resolution, 3MP camera and the main camera for video calling, built-in music player, e-mail client module and Bluetooth. Weighing in at 80.5 grams device has dimensions of 114 x 49 x 14 mm. Cost and time are on the market of this model are unknown, but it is already available on the Chinese website company LG.


The second vehicle - it's the easiest budget decisions and is a version of LG GS100 for the Chinese market. Phone weighing only 65 gram version supports two SIM-cards, a built-in FM-radio, flashlight and a slot for microSD memory card format. The screen device is made by technology TFT, 1,5-inch, with a resolution of 128 x 128 pixels and a 950 mAh battery can provide up to 9 hours of talk or 800 hours of standby time. On the value of this model have not been announced, but probably it will be very low.

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Zune Phone will be shown at MWC? Tweet

Rumors that the platform will be released Zune phone, first appeared when the phone was released iPhone. New surge of interest, perhaps dictated by the fact that Google released their smartphone Nexus One. However, no information on the part of Microsoft, neither then nor now, have been reported. Nevertheless, Spanish resource MuyComputer claims that they have a 100% guarantee that Microsoft this month will present his phone Zune Phone. Presentation will be held at the MWC show in Barcelona.

Reportedly based phone will constitute a platform Nvidia Tegra. Screen phone will have a resolution of 480 x 272 pixels, on board will have HDMI output, and its weight is about 70 grams. This indicates that the model will be running the Windows Mobile 7. According MuyComputer Zune Phone will be the flagship device for communicators on this operating system.

Official confirmation from Microsoft and Nvidia on the submission of a joint project on the MWC has not yet been reported.

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What Led Samsung Executive to kill Himself? Tweet

A 51-year-old executive of Samsung Electronics, who was lauded in 2006 as the company's best engineer, was found dead in an apparent suicide Monday, police said Tuesday night.

According to Gangnam Police Station in southern Seoul, the executive surnamed Lee was found dead at around 10:30 p.m. Monday on the grounds of his apartment in Samseong-dong, southern Seoul.

Police said they believed he jumped to his death, but refused to elaborate on why. A letter that appeared to be written by him was found at his home, but police have yet to make it public.

"He was found dead in an apparent suicide," said the chief investigator. "His distraught family confirmed this, but we cannot make public what he said in the letter."

There is much speculation over the cause of his death, however, police, Samsung and the man's family are remaining silent on the matter.

Among rumors being circulated are that he suffered from clinical depression or excessive stress from his work, or that he was the victim of an internal power struggle.

YTN, a cable news network, quoted an unidentified Samsung representative as saying the deceased had recently been at odds with his peers over promotions.

YTN also quoted another insider as saying senior executives at Samsung had tried to keep the news of his death from becoming public.

An investigator said, "It has been confirmed that he suffered chronic depression caused by an excessive workload. As far as I know, he complained in his letter that his work was too tough to stand."

Lee was hired by Samsung Electronics in 1990 and worked in its memory chip division, the company said.

In 2006, he was selected as the "Samsung Fellow," an annual award granted to top engineers at the company. The following year, he was promoted to vice president of the world's largest chip manufacturer.

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Android-smartphone Motorola Droid Devour get 600-MHz processor Qualcomm Tweet

Resource Android and Me said citing a reliable source that the Android-smartphone Motorola Droid Devour, also known as Calgary or the A555, will be the same chipset that Palm Pixi and RIM BlackBerry Curve 8530 - Qualcomm MSM7627. This chipset includes the 600-MHz processor, 200 MHz graphics core and modules CDMA2000/1xEV-DO Rev. A, UMTS / HSDPA / HSUPA and GSM. Recall smartphone Motorola Droid Devour is a slider with a touchscreen and QWERTY. It is intended for U.S. operator Verizon Wireless and will, most likely in the first quarter. Already known for a number of features Motorola Droid Devour, although not confirmed officially.

Features Motorola Droid Devour:
* Cellular: CDMA/1xEV-DO Rev.0.
* Operating System: Android 1.6 (interface Motoblur)
* Chipset: Qualcomm MSM7627 600 MHz processor
* Display: 3.1-inch capacitive touch screen, resolution - HVGA
* Memory: 512 MB ROM, 256 MB RAM
* MicroSD-slot
* Support for Wi-Fi
* GPS-receiver
* Camera: 3-megapixel
* 3.5-mm audio jack
* Optical joystick

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Android Laptop Review: Hivision PWS700CA Tweet

This is a worlds first video-review of an ARM9 Powered Android Laptop, the PWS700CA by Shenzhen based Hivision, find more info at: http://hvsco.com/ProductsView.asp?art...

It is based on a Rockchip RK2808 600mhz ARM926 processor, 128SDRAM, 7" 800x480 screen, 720p Video playback support, WiFi, Ethernet, audio input/output and weights only 650grams.

The price has not yet been announced officially because Hivision is looking for worldwide distributors of this product, who will then decide how much it will be sold for to end consumers. But you can understand that if Hivision was able to sell those types of laptops for $98 more than a year ago http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKQbN6..., then surely the price has not gone up since then, at least if you consider what might be the manufacturing costs when this Laptop would be mass manufactured. My guess is that if a giant consumer electronics retailer like Amazon, Walmart or Best Buy approached Hivision to order high quantities of this laptop, it could be sold even below $99 to end users.

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Obama: State of the iPad Addressa Tweet

President Obama delivering his State of the Apple address.

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Apple iPhone 3GS and HTC Nexus One: Side by SIde Tweet

Phone Arena presents you with a side by side comparison of the iPhone 3GS and HTC Nexus One, so you can get a good idea of their similarities and differences, and in the end, hopefully you will have a better feel for which one is right for you, assuming you haven't committed yet to one of them.

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GPS navigation for iPod touch Tweet

The GPS Navigation & Battery Cradle provides a complete navigation solution for the iPod touch, including the NavAtlas® turn-by-turn navigation app with TTS technology, and the latest U.S. and Canada maps.
The Cradle features a built-in GPS Receiver, Rechargeable Battery, Amplified Speaker, Audio Out connection and Mini USB port. An Adjustable Windshield Mount is included for in-car use.
The Cradle, which resembles a thin battery case, is super portable and can be used for in-car navigation (with the provided fully adjustable windshield mount) as well as for handheld use. The built-in GPS receiver provides GPS data to most lcoation-based apps. The NavAtlas app, which works exclusively with the Cradle, will be available on the iTunes App Store for free.

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Running Mac OS X 10.3 on Nokia N900 Tweet

Running the full version of Mac OS X 10.3 (PowerPC) on the Nokia N900 smartphone! Correct me if I'm wrong, but this makes the Nokia N900 the first mobile phone EVER to run the full version of Mac OS X!

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Nokia Denies MWC No-show Rumoursn Tweet

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - A statement from Nokia South Africa confirms the manufacturer's attendance to the 2010 Mobile World Congress, featuring the usual elements of exhibition as of last year.

Previous rumours suggested that Nokia will now focus on its own event - the annual Nokia World - rather than on third-party shows such as GSMA's Mobile World Congress. This change in strategy would allow the company to save its funds, and allow clients and associates to focus properly on Nokia at its own show.

The annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is a telecommunication event which gathers more than 50 000 delegates, including C-level executives and press from all around the world.

"Nokia is committed to Mobile World Congress, as it has been since the event started. In 2010 Mobile World Congress (MWC), Nokia will focus on its infrastructure business and the congress programme of seminars and speaking opportunities, customer and media activities", read a statement released today to PhoneReport.

"We have seen during the recent years that in Mobile World Congress we get the biggest benefit for the infrastructure part of our business. Therefore we will focus on this for 2010 and so Nokia Siemens Networks will continue to have a stand in the exhibition area", continued the statement, pointing out that the brand's network business will be the one in focus at the event.

"Nokia has for more than decade hosted its own Nokia World event which has become a globally recognized leading mobile Internet forum. This forum is our primary forum for showcasing our vision, devices and solutions as well as meet with industry partners and customers", concluded Nokia.

It is uncertain whether Nokia will showcase a flagship handset at the upcoming MWC, as the Nokia N900 has already been officially announced. A Nokia N98 could be knocking at doors on February, with further advancements in mobile technology and to increase competition with Nokia's rivals. A 12 megapixel camera-phone from the Finnish manufacturer is also bound to be released some time in future, and the 2010 MWC may just be the right event.

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Ovi Orion: The phone we wish Nokia would make Tweet

No one has made a great gaming phone. Sure, Apple sells lots of iPhone games but have you ever tried to play a first-person shooter or football game on an iPhone? It's not a terrible experience but it's nowhere near as good as playing those types of games on a Nintendo DS or Sony PSP. As for why Nintendo or Sony hasn't released a gaming phone yet is beyond us but the demand for a device that bridges the gap between a smart phone and a portable gaming console is definitely there.

Some time ago Nokia tried to fill this mobile gaming gap with N-Gage, a mobile phone range that mimicked gaming devices. The problem with N-Gage though was that it was way ahead of its time and Nokia could only offer users Java-based distractions rather than full-on gaming experiences. After lacklustre sale figures Nokia dumped the N-Gage handset range and instead focused on gaming software and do-it-all smart phones but we think it's time for Nokia to make a gaming comeback.

Our Ovi Orion concept is an evolution of N-Gage handsets, it is a phone/platform offering with a heavy slant on gaming. In other words, if the iPhone is Wii, then Ovi Orion would be Xbox and offer Xbox Live style features. A serious gaming phone for serious gamers. Watch our video below to see the Orion in action and click on the next page for close-up pictures and specs.

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Google’s ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Mantra is ‘Bullshit,’ Adobe Is Lazy: Apple’s Steve Jobs Read More http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/01/googles-dont-be-evi Tweet

After a big public announcement of the sort Apple had this week for the iPad CEO Steve Jobs often takes time in the day or two afterwards to have a Town Hall at One Infinite Loop, making himself available for questions from employees bold enough to stand up and take one right between the eyes.

This time, the big topics included Google and Adobe — no surprises there. Google recently unveiled its own Android-powered handset, the Nexus One, whose release Jan. 5 prompted Jobs to perhaps over-react by announcing on the same day that the iTunes store had served up three billion apps and that “… we see no signs of the competition catching up any time soon.” Apple’s billionth iPhone app download was greeted with great fanfare, but the two billionth not so much, so it felt a tad like Jobs was feeling some heat.

And the absence of Adobe Flash support on the iPhone for three years and counting, and now on the iPad, is either celebrated by users as a poke in the eye of one of the web’s most dextrous tools, or the most over-rated and overused crutch for decent design.

Jobs, characteristically, did not mince words as he spoke to the assembled, according to a person who was there who could not be named because this person is not authorized by Apple to speak with the press.

On Google: We did not enter the search business, Jobs said. They entered the phone business. Make no mistake they want to kill the iPhone. We won’t let them, he says. Someone else asks something on a different topic, but there’s no getting Jobs off this rant. I want to go back to that other question first and say one more thing, he says. This don’t be evil mantra: “It’s bullshit.” Audience roars.

About Adobe: They are lazy, Jobs says. They have all this potential to do interesting things but they just refuse to do it. They don’t do anything with the approaches that Apple is taking, like Carbon. Apple does not support Flash because it is so buggy, he says. Whenever a Mac crashes more often than not it’s because of Flash. No one will be using Flash, he says. The world is moving to HTML5.

The world, of course, includes Google, which last week in a somewhat more modest development bypassed Apple’s iPhone app blockade by unveiling an html5 version of Google Voice, which takes full advantage of mobile Safari on the iPhone. Wired.com found it to be an impressive variation of the app Apple has neither approved nor officially rejected.

And it is, of course, in keeping with Google’s stated view (Android app marketplace notwithstanding) that the future is really in web-based applications and not in mobile apps at all. Web-based applications of the sort html5 makes much more viable.

So, great work rallying the troops, Steve — but be careful what you wish for.

(Update, 1/31 2:00 pm ET: In a post on macrumors.com Arnold Kim adds some more details from the Town Hall, including tough talk from Jobs about a blistering pace of iPhone updates, the LaLa acquisition, the next iPhone and (ahem) another candid assessment, of Blu-Ray.)

(Update, 1/31 4:20 pm ET: Another member of the audience, who also requires anonymity because this person is also not authorized to speak to the media, disputes the “bullshit” quote and says Jobs actually said: “Don’t be evil is a load of crap,” as first reported by Daring Fireball. This source also asserts that Jobs had nice things to say about how Adobe, or at least how the company used to be, as John Gruber’s “little birdie” also told him first.)

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Samsung - working on another OS? Tweet

...or is it a bada by any other name?

There is a certain amount of confusion regarding Samsung's new operating system - and it's all Samsung's fault. The problem is - which OS are we talking about? Let us explain. The company was recently spotted, red handed and looking slightly sheepish, filing for a trademark for a new operating system. However, it wasn't bada. Oh no. It was something called Vita.

The name, which was apparently trademarked on 22 October last year, has many observers scratching their heads and could mean one of two things: either it is an alternative name for bada (which is fast maturing as a workable system) or it heralds a totally new OS for mobile platforms. More, Samsung also registered a new website called Samsungvita.com, although this site is not currently 'live'.

According to the Ubergizmo website, the Vita name is reserved as a back-up because of a possible trademark concern. There is, apparently, a company in Germany that features the word bada, which might cause trouble for Samsung further down the line.

Whatever the reason, we'll keep you informed on future developments.

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More town hall: next iPhone is an A+ update, beats Android Tweet

More details have emerged from the post-iPad Apple town hall meeting hosted by Steve Jobs. In addition to setting up Android as a main rival, Jobs promised "aggressive updates" to the iPhone that would beat Android. He also teased that the next iPhone would be an "A+" update.

On Macs, the MacRumors tipster says Jobs expects the 2010 lineup to "take Apple to the next level" but that Blu-ray isn't likely to play a significant part. The software to support the HD movie disc format is a "mess," he said, and Apple is only likely to start adding Blu-ray drives when there's true mass market adoption. Those that want to support Blu-ray have to support advanced copy protection systems like AACS that require more effort to implement than DVD's CSS encryption.

The Apple co-founder also indirectly confirmed some rumors by noting that the Lala acquisition was for the iTunes team and stressed that the iPad is on the level of the iPhone and Mac in terms of significant product launches.

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Apple CEO Steve Jobs Says Google's 'Don't Be Evil' Pledge Is BSa Tweet

For those of you who doubt the severity of the animosity between Apple and Google, note this weekend's story from Wired, which got the goods on comments Apple CEO Steve Jobs made during a town hall meeting after the launch of Apple's iPad:

On Google: We did not enter the search business, Jobs said. They entered the phone business. Make no mistake, they want to kill the iPhone. We won't let them, he says. Someone else asks something on a different topic, but there's no getting Jobs off this rant. I want to go back to that other question first and say one more thing, he says. This don't be evil mantra: "It's bullshit." Audience roars.

Priceless. Classic Jobs, not one to mince words. He also said Adobe was lazy, but the clash between the iconic Flash maker and the iconic computer maker is boring compared with Apple versus Google.

Forget about Google versus Microsoft (and Yahoo). Google versus Apple is bound to be a title fight for the mobile Web over the next decade.

On the Web, those companies are twisting in the wind. See Kevin Kelleher's post on GigaOm for Microsoft's Web follies. Yahoo has to align with Microsoft on search to survive, so that tells you how things are going there.

When Google CEO Eric Schmidt, whom Jobs threw off Apple's board last August, wakes up today and reads those lines, his face could well tighten in a grimace comparable to that of Heath Ledger's Joker from "The Dark Knight."

The iPhone versus Android is today's battle, with Google creating HTML5-based workarounds for Google Voice and other Web apps. Both companies made plays for mobile ad companies (Apple bought Quattro, Google bid for AdMob) to increase their share of the mobile Web money pie.

Later in 2010, Google Chrome OS netbooks may well challenge the new iPad.

Anyone want to guess what will happen between now and then? This is so exciting. Apple and Microsoft always hated each other. Microsoft and Google always hated each other. But Apple and Google, once allies and friendly, are now foes.

That makes for some great movie material. Then again, back to Jobs' alleged comment about Google's Don't Be Evil mantra being BS; he is only voicing what hundreds of other companies that have had to work with Google have said privately.

Ask companies like Reframe It, whose execs feel its annotation service has been usurped by Sidewiki. Ask GPS makers, DNS (Domain Name System) providers, or social software makers or even online dictionaries.

They may tell you Google's Don't Be Evil mantra extends to consumers only, and they would have a fair point. The bottom line is that Google wants to be everywhere on the Web, and if that means stomping out other Web services, then that is collateral damage.

If some in the long tail find themselves buoyed by Google, then great, but if not it's too bad for them.

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Mozilla releases first mobile Firefox browser Tweet

Mozilla has been steadily creeping toward its goal of releasing the first Firefox browser for mobile phones. On Friday, Firefox 1.0 for Nokia's Maemo--previously code-named Fennec--arrived.

Firefox for the Maemo 5 platform has a few interesting conceits that set it apart from other mobile browsers, like Opera Mobile and Opera Mini. Mozilla is banking on the uniqueness of its claim to fame--third-party, customizable browser extensions--to help its browser win mobile market share. Add-ons, after all, helped make Firefox the top browser alternative to Internet Explorer in the desktop space. To punctuate the importance of add-ons for Firefox's mobile browser, Mozilla also pushed out on Friday the general release of its bookmark and history-syncing extension, Weave Sync 1.0, for both desktop and mobile.

Mozilla's accomplishment with a mobile version of Firefox is a mixed one, and not only because Maemo is a platform relatively few people have heard of. Nokia's open-source, Linux-based Maemo operating system supports mobile Firefox on just two devices--the N900 and the N810, an Internet tablet. To make matters more limited, just two days ago Mozilla unveiled a third release candidate with a last-minute decision to pull wholesale support for Adobe's Flash plug-in from the build, citing unhappiness with the overall standard of quality. As an aside, this is apparently a sore spot for Adobe, who became miffed with Apple for excluding Flash in its new iPad device about the same time that Mozilla made its comment about degraded performance when visiting Flash sites.

Yet what kind of mobile browser would Firefox be if users couldn't watch videos or adequately view Web sites that heavily rely on Flash? Not a browser anyone could take seriously.As a workaround, Mozilla has released an add-on called YouTube enabler, that early adopters can install to view YouTube videos. Mozilla is hoping to work out other solutions for those who are wary of optionally installing the Flash plug-in, but still want to see select Flash-based content.

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Firefox Mobile Tweet

Firefox for your mobile phone comes complete with favorite and familiar features that you enjoy on your desktop: * The Awesome Bar searches your history, bookmarks and tags to go to your favorite sites instantly * Share your Firefox preferences, history, and bookmarks between your desktop and mobile * Add-ons to make your browser your own * Tabs that let you browse multiple sites at once * One-touch bookmarking to quickly organize websites * And more

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA Pureness clone Tweet

Sony Ericsson X5 is equipped with a transparent screen, the world's first luxury model designed for the aircraft positioned in the luxury high-end mobile phone market, with an innovative, alternative designs, as well as quite humane and considerate service system concern. The X5 has a high imitation version of the cottage had been available, and like a friend hastened to call scheduled bar.

Dual-card dual-core functions to be
Built-in Games Built-in a jigsaw puzzle
Mp3 music player and background player, support equalizer, sound quality is very good with the included Active Speaker Marquee effect can only be used simply to describe the shock
Video Player does not support video playback
TXT e-book e-book text file format
Radio FM putting-need to insert the headset
Camera pixel high-definition camera
No photo description
SOMYX5 data applications
Memory support 2G TF card expansion
Extended support for Bluetooth file transfer, Bluetooth headset (voice), Bluetooth music (stereo)
Data transfer U disk / data cable direct read, Bluetooth File Transfer, Bluetooth voice, Bluetooth stereo output
Picture format jpg, gif
SOMYX5 basic functions
Optional language Simplified Chinese, English
Body contacts 300 Group card phone book, ringtones, group ringtones, calls bulk quote
SMS / MMS 100 SMS storage capacity to support MMS
Switch machine since switching machine definition screen can be set up
Alarm 5 groups alarm clock, can set MP3 ring tones
Ringtone format mp3, mp4, midi
Speaker pairs of speakers
Other features MP3 capabilities, speakerphone, Short Message, recording function, WAP function, radio, Bluetooth, GPRS download, memory expansion, e-books, dual sim dual standby dual Bluetooth, calculator, exchange rate, cost per unit, stopwatch , world time, health management
SOMYX5 Appearance / Screen
Product appearance straight
Size 115 * 50 * 14MM
Weight 105
Optional Color Black Matte texture
Screen Material / type of color screen
Number 26 million color screen color
Resolution of 176 × 220px
2.2-inch screen size
Package weight 0.65
SOMYX5 basic parameters
Time to market 2010.02.01
Standard configuration of the two power (750 mA) / charger / data line / headphone / audio cable / 128MB TF Card
Applicable frequency 900/1800/850MHz
Network standard GSM
Talk time 150-460 minutes
150-450 hours standby time
7 days replacement warranty limited warranty / guarantee for six months

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Agito Networks Announces Agito Global Enterprise to Slash International Roaming and Long Distance Charges for Mobile Users Tweet

New Version of RoamAnywhere Leverages VoIP over 3G Mobile Data Connections and WiFi on Smartphones to Lower International Cellular Costs by Up to 80 Percent; Adds iPhone Support.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Agito Networks, Inc.™, the company delivering innovative solutions in enterprise mobility, announced the availability of Agito Global Enterprise. The Agito Global Enterprise solution includes Agito's RoamAnywhere Mobility Router v4.0, the industry's most powerful mobile Unified Communications (UC) product, purpose built for enterprises to help them mobilize enterprise voice and UC applications to increase mobile worker productivity while reducing costs.

Agito Global Enterprise continues on the company's track record for innovation by uniquely enabling enterprise business calls and UC applications – such as IM and presence – to use a smartphone's low-cost 3G Internet data connection and WiFi, in addition to the cellular network, to reduce international cellular charges by up to 80 percent. Highlights of Agito Networks' new release include leading support for the Apple® iPhone®, iPod® touch and iPad, as well as the BlackBerry Bold 9700, with Agito Networks' innovation delivering superior voice services over previous solutions. The new release also includes new enterprise-class features, including a new platform able to meet enterprise scalability requirements of up to 10,000 users, which is the most in the industry.

Agito Networks' RoamAnywhere Mobility Router extends UC, PBX and deskphone features to mobile phones, while providing industry-leading handover between WiFi, 3G and cellular networks. By leveraging the Agito RoamAnywhere architecture built for network abstraction to now extend to 3G, mobile costs are further reduced beyond leveraging just WiFi – which other solutions are limited to – while also improving in-building coverage. RoamAnywhere uniquely delivers a mobile UC product with high availability, redundancy, security, enterprise scalability, and the industry's broadest IP-PBX and mobile handset support, including VoIP support for the Apple iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Research In Motion (RIM®) BlackBerry® smartphones. RoamAnywhere works with all cellular networks, and natively integrates with enterprises' existing equipment, including WLAN infrastructure and directory stores.

According to Gartner, Inc., "Through 2010, 10 percent of users that travel internationally will be 35 percent of the total service costs for companies that support travel. Through 2014, 80% of enterprises will overspend by an average of 15% on their wireless service costs. (Enterprises should) look to next-generation alternatives like mobile unified communications and voice over WLAN technologies to incorporate wireless, which adds value and synergy to enterprise communications."(1)

As the only provider to deliver enterprise VoIP and mobile UC capabilities across diverse networks, including WiFi, 3G and cellular, for the most BlackBerry, iPhone and Nokia platforms, Agito Networks slashes international direct dialing, roaming and hidden overage charges, reducing international cellular expenses by up to 80 percent in most cases. RoamAnywhere v4.0 can now move mobile users' calls when away from WiFi coverage to 3G cellular data networks which are paid as a flat rate, keeping callers away from costly cellular networks and rates.

"Here at ARINC, we have about 700 smart phone, iPhone and BlackBerry users, and many travel around globe and end up with significant monthly cellular bills – some are several $1,000s each month," said Mike Martelli, senior manager of technology at ARINC Inc, a global provider of communications, engineering, and integration solutions for customers in the defense, commercial, and government industries. "We investigated many different options, but Agito's focus on eliminating international roaming charges made it very attractive for us. Once we have this rolled out to the majority of our users, we believe that we will see significant annual cost savings, somewhere on the order of $50,000 to $100,000 per year."

With the addition of iPhone platform support, Agito Networks is unique in the industry in securing all iPhone external communications with its automatic SSL-based Secure Remote Voice capability that requires no third-party VPN solution. Other solutions simply extend unsecured VoIP communication between the enterprise and public internet to hotel/home/hotspot WiFi locations. Agito Networks also enables best-in-class VoIP quality on the iPhone and iPod touch platforms with its mobile-optimized VoIP and WLAN architecture that is integrated into the RoamAnywhere Dialer. These algorithms provide acoustic echo suppression, a high pass filter, noise suppression and packet loss concealment to eliminate the delay, jitter, and echo experienced with other solutions.

Also, a new platform introduced in this release, the RoamAnywhere 6000 Series scales to support up to 10,000 concurrent users in a single appliance. The 6000 Series offers voice processing and encryption acceleration to handle enterprise loads, and delivers secure, always-on capability with its stateful high availability architecture that keeps calls up and all features running in the case of a failure.

"Enterprises and analysts agree that the main driver for mobile UC is cost savings. With Agito Global Enterprise, enterprises can seamlessly move calls off costly cellular networks and onto WiFi and carrier 3G data networks, making this the industry's truly cost-effective phone system for the mobile enterprise ," said Pejman Roshan, Agito Networks Chief Marketing Officer. "After pioneering seamless network handover and VoIP for the BlackBerry platform, the company is again breaking new ground with superior voice services for the rapidly growing enterprise iPhone user. Enterprises turn to Agito due to its breadth of industry-leading platform support, and its enterprise-class scalability and features that can't be found elsewhere in the industry."

Pricing and Availability

Pricing for the new RoamAnywhere v4.0 solution starts at approximately $9,995 for the 2000 Series, $26,995 for the 4000 Series, and $34,995 for the 6000 Series. The new version, including the RoamAnywhere 6000 Series, will be available later this quarter. Subscription-based pricing is also available, starting $11/user/month to as low as $4/user/month. Contact Agito Networks for more information.

About Agito Networks

Agito Networks is the award-winning technology leader in enterprise mobility. Its product, the RoamAnywhere Mobility Router, is an innovative mobile Unified Communications (UC) product enabling enterprises to extend voice and UC to cell phones. RoamAnywhere is the first and only network appliance that fuses enterprise wireless LANs, carrier cellular networks, IP telephony and location technology to mobilize voice and data applications, while remaining agnostic to customers' choices of carrier and equipment vendors. Agito enables low-cost in-building voice coverage, reduced cellular costs, improved enterprise visibility and control over cellular usage, and better accessibility and responsiveness for mobile workers. With Corporate Headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., and European presence in Reading, England, the company is venture backed by Battery Ventures, Castile Ventures and ITX International. Go to http://www.agitonetworks.com for more information, or follow Agito Networks on Twitter at http://twitter.com/agitonetworks, and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/AgitoNetworks.

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Industry Recognizes edo Interactive With Two Awardsm Tweet

Company Claims Paybefore Awards in Technology and Card Program.

SAN FRANCISCO and NASHVILLE , Tenn. -- Paybefore has chosen edo Interactive as a Paybefore Awards winner in two highly competitive categories, the most Innovative Card Program and the Best Consumer Funded Card Program. Paybefore Awards are considered the highest level of recognition for card programs and products.

"We are extremely excited to be part of the PayBefore Awards. Winning in one category is a huge honor, but being selected to represent two categories demonstrates how edo is a force in the card and reward technology business. Our Preward technology is like no other in the business, bringing coupons on payment cards across the industry," says Ed Braswell, CEO of edo Interactive who will be leading a panel at Paybefore on the state of the market in mobile and virtual products. Leaders from Nokia, TSYS, and Green Dot will be participating.

edo Interactive's Preward Technology and their own card program was selected by a panel of five industry experts who served as judges for this year's competition. A record number of entries from around the world were received.

"Paybefore applauds the leaders in our industry who are applying the flexibility and appeal of payment programs to innovate on behalf of consumers, governments and businesses," said Marilyn Bochicchio, Paybefore CEO and chair of the judging panel.

"edo Interactive has distinguished itself in a tough field of competition," she continued. "We are proud to recognize its contributions to advancing the use of payment products."

edo's patent pending Preward technology enables advertisers to target incentive offers based on demographics and/or past transaction history. Offers are tied to a specific payment card and cannot be shared or used multiple times. The one-to-one targeting that works for both online and offline purchases is very attractive to advertisers who want to acquire new customers, increase basket size, or motivate repeat purchases. Campaigns are fully customizable and can be set up in under an hour.

edo Interactive will now vie for best-in-category distinction, which will be announced during the Paybefore Awards ceremony on Feb. 22, 2010 at the Prepaid Expo USA (www.prepaidexpotusa.com).

About edo Interactive, Inc.

Founded in 2007, edo Interactive is a leader in digital and mobile advertising solutions, connecting leading brands with consumers. edo Interactive's Preward Platform leverages pre-existing payment networks to help brands control their discount programs and deliver targeted and relevant promotions. For more information, please visit www.edointeractive.com.

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Tianfu International Community Set for Completion in October Tweet

Chengdu High-Tech Industrial Development Zone creates western China's first living area for foreigners.

CHENGDU, China -- Chengdu High-Tech Industrial Development Zone announces that on February 1 Tianfu International Community, the first large living area for foreigners in western China, is set to be completed and opened in October 2010. The residential district, designed to meet housing needs of foreigners in Chengdu, will provide world-class services ranging from high-tech offerings such as 3G mobile Internet connectivity to a range of services including a church, Chinese-English bilingual kindergartens and doctors at western-style hospitals.

The 250,000-square-meter district site is 160mu (approximately 106,670 square meters), with a plot ratio of 0.9. The project consists of residences, hotels, businesses, bilingual kindergartens and churches, creating a high- quality international residential district integrating living, shopping, entertainment and business. A series of high-end international projects such as International Headquarters Business Park, International Shopping Business District and International Convention Center are also being constructed along with Tianfu International Community.

The project, co-designed by Canada's Zeidler Partnership Architects and Japan's Kume Sekkei, demonstrates the architectural features of modernity, internationalization, fashion and environmental conservation, while seeking to meet foreigners' living and cultural needs.

The Tianfu International Community is designed to create a "Chinese home" for foreigners. Chengdu is seeing an increasing influx of foreigners and international companies/organizations, providing development opportunities and prospects in Chengdu against the backdrop of global industrial structure adjustments. As of the end of 2009, Chengdu's foreign residents came from more than 130 countries and regions, and the number of foreigners and people from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan reached nearly 20,000. The figures are now still on the rise.

The Tianfu International Community is located in the Chengdu Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone (CDHT), which ranks 4th among all the 54 state- level hi-tech industrial development zones across China and first among all the hi-tech development zones in central and western China in terms of overall competitiveness and is one of the six pilot parks selected by China's central government for construction of world-class hi-tech development zones in the country. As of October 2009, 863 foreign-invested enterprises, including 44 Fortune 500 and world-known companies, such as Intel and Motorola, have invested in CDHT, with a total investment of US$9,174 million.

About the Tianfu International Community

Located in the heart of New Tianfu City in CDHT, the Tianfu International Community covers an area of 160mu (approximately 106,670 square meters). With a total floor area of 250,000 square meters, the community will include three districts, Phase One and Two and a business district. It is designed to meet foreign residents' requirements for a wide range of business services with world-class facilities. It will feature Chengdu's first community church and first villa area designed for foreigners.

For more information, please visit the Chinese language website at http://www.cdht.gov.cn/cdht or English language website at http://www.chengduhitech.co.uk/ .

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MediaNet Introduces MN Open in the UK Tweet

Blair Schooff will Spearhead UK Efforts Responsible for Business Development and Digital Media Licensing.

NEW YORK and LONDON -- MediaNet announced that Blair Schooff will rejoin the Company in London where he will introduce MediaNet's MN Open API and suite of Web Components throughout Europe. MediaNet rolled out the MN Open platform in the US in Q3 and as a result has rapidly built a network of more than 70 customers that are delivering premium digital media to their end users.

Mr. Schooff re-joins MediaNet as a music industry veteran with 15 years experience. He has launched several digital music stores including HMV, Tesco, Virgin and Samsung. He drove AOL music into the largest consumer music service in UK, France and Germany. He began his music career at BMG in both the US & UK pioneering digital work in licensing, new business, and marketing.

Alan McGlade, CEO of MediaNet commented: "The European marketplace provides a unique opportunity for MediaNet as end users are sophisticated consumers of premium digital music and media. Blair has a proven track record with MediaNet and has excellent relationships with content providers as well as the ability to identify and negotiate successful partnerships at a rapid pace." Mr. McGlade also noted: "MediaNet is delivering the next generation of premium entertainment content services. Our purpose is to reduce friction and create convenience for the consumer. Essentially we have become a 'content concierge' that presents the appropriate content to a consumer when they are predisposed to consuming it."

MN Open offers a productized set of APIs and a suite of Web Components that allow quick integration of premium music content into a website, application or online retail destination. Both the APIs and Web Components include access to a real-time, online reporting portal that is available to all MediaNet customers and content partners.

With the MN Open API, customers have complete control over the user experience, functionality, e-commerce and millions of songs and music videos with all services delivered under their brand. The API features include:

* Integration into any website or application
* Advanced catalog search capabilities with fuzzy matching
* Access to a portion of or the entire catalog and customize pricing
* Rich metadata for every song, album, and artist
* Use of MediaNet's e-commerce engine or integration with the customer's existing e-commerce
* Compatibility with any programming language
* Ability to select and incorporate the features that are just right for a customer's end users and business model
* REST-based HTTP service


MediaNet's suite of Web Components is easy to install and incorporate into a website with no coding required. Customers copy and paste the code snippets anywhere on their page with their branding front and center. Available in three main categories: contextual matching; commerce and discovery, Web Components features include:

* Media Matcher: Automatically matches MediaNet's catalog against existing web content
* Media Links: Hyperlinks references to artists, albums and songs within existing content on page
* Relevant Media Search: Integrates into site's existing search and returns media results alongside regular search results
* Media Explorer: Dynamically displays music-related information with purchasable media
* Media Charts: Charts top selling content to entice music discovery, sampling and purchases
* Media Purchase: Fulfills purchases through an automatically configured and setup component which appears in its dedicated, secure window


MediaNet provides premium digital media content to a network of customers through the MN Open platform. An API and easy to install Web Components deliver a set of powerful music and media content products including streams, downloads, music search, contextual matching and other media discovery tools to engage end users while keeping them on your website or application longer to maximize revenues. MediaNet powers music and media delivery for brands of all sizes including Tesco, iLike, MOG, Fox News, Ultimate Guitar and many more.

MediaNet, www.mndigital.com, is privately-held and is headquartered in New York with an office in Seattle.

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Netflix Adds Hundreds of Indie Films That Can Be Watched Instantly Through a String of New Streaming Deals Tweet

Agreements Add Meaningfully to Company's Reputation as a Great Source of Independent Film for Both Members and Distributors.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) announced deals with a number of leading distributors of independent film that will give Netflix members the opportunity to instantly watch hundreds of new indie titles in addition to the trove of existing independent films available through the Netflix service.

Netflix said it has consummated non-exclusive licensing agreements to instantly stream award-winning and critically acclaimed films from distributors The Criterion Collection, Gravitas Ventures, Kino Lorber, Music Box Films, Oscilloscope Laboratories and Regent Releasing. Taken together, the deals expand the depth and breadth of films available to be watched instantly at Netflix and extend the company's reputation as a leading source of independent film.

In all, some 300 new indie titles can now be watched instantly or will become available to do so early next year. In some cases, Netflix has struck output deals to stream all new releases from particular distributors as they become available during the course of the agreements. For only $8.99 a month, Netflix members can instantly watch unlimited movies and TV episodes streamed to their TVs and computers via Netflix ready devices and can receive unlimited DVDs delivered quickly to their homes.

"We have always been committed to offering our members the most expansive and diverse library of films and TV episodes and have found that a large number of members enjoy the innovative, artist-driven nature of independent film," said Robert Kyncl, vice president of content acquisition for Netflix. "These new deals are intended to delight our members with a mass of great new indie films and to continue to provide filmmakers and distributors with a big, receptive audience for their work."

Among the choices that are now or will soon become available to watch instantly at Netflix under the new agreements are "Departures" (Regent Releasing/Here Films), Yojiro Takita's 2009 Academy Award winner for best foreign language film; "Wendy and Lucy" (Oscilloscope), the poignant 2008 tale of a woman and her dog on the edge starring Academy Award nominee Michelle Williams; "A Nos Amours" and "Au Revoir Les Enfants" (Criterion), two classics of French independent cinema; "Good Dick" (Gravitas), a modern fairy tale from 2008 written by, directed and starring Scottish-born Marianna Palka; "As It Is in Heaven" (Kino Lorber), the 2004 Swedish hit and foreign language Oscar nominee about a famous conductor and the church choir he inspires; and "Seraphine" (Music Box), the 2009 biopic about the brilliant, self-taught French painter Seraphine Louis.

About Netflix, Inc.

With more than 12 million members, Netflix, Inc. [ NFLX] is the world's largest subscription service streaming movies and TV episodes over the Internet and sending DVDs by mail. For $8.99 a month, Netflix members can instantly watch unlimited TV episodes and movies streamed to their TVs and computers and can receive unlimited DVDs delivered quickly to their homes. With Netflix, there are never any due dates or late fees. Members can select from a growing library of titles that can be watched instantly and a vast array of titles on DVD. Among the large and expanding base of devices that can stream movies and TV episodes from Netflix right to members' TVs are Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PS3 game consoles and, this spring, Nintendo's Wii console; Blu-ray disc players from Samsung, LG and Insignia; Internet TVs from LG, Sony and VIZIO; the Roku digital video player and TiVo digital video recorders. For more information, visit http://www.netflix.com.

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Global Communications Leader Porter Novelli Welcomes Israel Mirsky as Executive Vice President, Emerging Media and Technology Tweet

NEW YOR-- Global public relations leader Porter Novelli announced that Israel Mirsky has joined the company as executive vice president, emerging media and technology. In his role he will be responsible for identifying, leveraging and developing new communications tools and channels in the digital space.

"Digital and social media techniques have demonstrated results at scale across a range of major business objectives, from product awareness to customer service, and emerging media and technology will only continue to create valuable new channels for communicating with consumers," said Porter Novelli's President Anthony Viceroy, to whom Mirsky will report. "Israel brings to Porter Novelli a deep understanding of digital media, and he will be instrumental in helping the agency shape the future of brand-consumer interaction."

Prior to joining Porter Novelli, Mirsky served as director of marketing at [x+1], a leading predictive optimization firm specializing in identifying high value customers and delivering them relevant content. Before that he was chief strategy officer for NOM, managing and executing successful online marketing campaigns involving micro-sharing, social aggregation, social media and digital word-of-mouth for clients including ELF Cosmetics and Motorola. He began his career in digital commercial production at Advanced Media Ventures Group and Granada America.

"Today, effective communications take place in the sweet spot that unites traditional, social and digital media, and Porter Novelli is truly at the forefront of facilitating those interactions," said Mirsky. "I am excited to join a team of pioneers who are continually looking for the next and most effective way to engage in meaningful dialogue with consumers, no matter what the digital forum, and I am looking forward to helping Porter Novelli's clients develop richer and deeper engagement with consumers."

He earned a B.A. and a B.S. in English and computer science from Williams College.

About Porter Novelli

A global public relations leader, Porter Novelli was founded in 1972 and is a part of Omnicom Group Inc. ( OMC). Porter Novelli is the large agency making the biggest impact—and generating the most buzz—in the social media space. With 100 offices in 60 countries, Porter Novelli helps clients achieve Intelligent Influence—changing attitudes and behaviors by having the right conversations with the right people at the right time. For additional information please visit www.porternovelli.com.

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Danube Technologies Offers New Version of ScrumWorks Pro for Scrum Project Management Tweet

The most popular Scrum management tool continues to be guided by user input from the Danube Community Portal.

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Danube Technologies, Inc., (www.danube.com) the leader in project management tools and training for the Scrum project management framework, announced the latest release of its ScrumWorks® Pro product. ScrumWorks Pro 4.3 includes improvements to the tool's Sprint Burndown Chart, Team Member Load Report and filtering with Themes. The release, which is the third upgrade since the enterprise-ready ScrumWorks Pro 4 was launched in Aug, 2009, represents Danube's commitment to responding quickly to customer feedback through the Danube Community Portal (http://community.danube.com).

"The level of participation among our users on the Danube Community Portal has been staggering," said Laszlo Szalvay, president and CEO of Danube. "Hearing from our user-base in such a direct way has allowed us to focus on improvements that generate immediate value for our users as well as accelerate the rate at which we deliver upgrades. In my mind, this is an illustration of what can happen when the makers of a tool and its community of users can unite around a common goal—improving project and program management with Scrum."

New features in ScrumWorks Pro 4.3 include:

* Upgraded Sprint Burndown Chart. ScrumWorks Pro's Sprint Burndown Chart receives a major upgrade with the addition of a second line: tasks done/not done. This allows teams that do not use task-level estimation to nevertheless "burn down" tasks in Sprints.
* Tasks No Longer Require Estimates. To help support task burndown in the Sprint Burndown Chart, tasks no longer require estimates.
* Enhanced Team Member Load Report. This sprint-level report now displays the total task hours yet to be allocated to team members. This helps teams better visualize the total unallocated capacity in the sprint at any time.
* Sub-Total for Selected Product Backlog Items and Tasks. Now users can select a sub-set of the product backlog or sprint from the Product window and receive an instant sub-total of the number of PBIs/Tasks and their corresponding effort estimates in the new status bar result in no more manual math.
* Editor Enhancements. The work item editor now includes the item's key for easier identification.
* Expanded Theme Filtering. When filtering using Themes, users now have the option to "exclude" selected Themes from filtered or highlighted results.
* Fixes. Several issues have been resolved, including a security issue related to Active Directory installations configured to accept empty passwords, Java Web Start caching, and more.


Pricing and Availability

ScrumWorks Pro 4.3 is available now and can be purchased directly from Danube. Pricing is offered through an on-site, per-seat subscription license that starts at $289-per-user, per-year, or less than $25 per-user, per-month, as well as an on-site, per-seat fully paid license for $500. For more information on ScrumWorks Pro, visit www.danube.com/scrumworks/pro.

About Danube

Founded in 2000, Danube Technologies, Inc. provides software tools and training exclusively focused on the Scrum method of agile software development. The company's ScrumWorks® Pro and ScrumWorks Basic products are licensed to more than 125,000 software professionals worldwide, making it the most widely used software in the industry for managing Scrum projects. Danube complements its software tools offering with a comprehensive schedule of ScrumCORE™ training courses, which are taught globally by Danube's six Certified Scrum Trainers. The company's on-site software delivery model makes it the leading choice for enterprises of all types, including large corporate and government organizations, which require the utmost in security, compliance, ease-of-use and customization. Danube's customers include Adobe, Amazon.com, AMD, F5, General Electric, HP, Intel, Intuit, Kofax, LexisNexis, Microsoft, Motorola, Oracle, QVC, Siemens and Sun Microsystems. Danube is self-funded and has achieved steady organic growth as Scrum has emerged as the preferred agile method for developers and managers. The company is headquartered in Bellevue, Wash. and has a sales office in Portland, Ore. Please visit www.danube.com or call (503) 248-0800 for more information on Danube.

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Vangard Voice Systems' New AccuSpeechMobile/FFA Delivers Fast, Reliable, Voice-Directed Productivity to Mobile Field Force Automation Market Tweet

Hands-Free, Voice-Directed Capabilities Speed Productivity of Existing Mobile Field Service Applications by 30% Using New Mobile Device-Resident, Server-Independent Voice Solution.

IRVINE, Calif. -- Vangard Voice Systems, Inc. (Vangard), the innovator of AccuSpeech®Mobile voice technology announced the availability of AccuSpeechMobile for Field Force Automation (FFA) the first reliable and affordable voice-enablement platform for upgrading new and existing mobile field service applications with fast, accurate and intuitive voice-directed data collection and navigation controls. AccuSpeechMobile/FFA's mobile device-resident, server-independent voice-enabling technology adds comprehensive "hands-free" voice-directed commands to existing field service applications, achieving incremental productivity gains of 30% or more compared to slower, distracting, error prone "fat finger" data entry and navigation.

Vangard's AccuSpeechMobile/FFA is an affordable voice-enablement platform that provides all the tools and technology to quickly voice-upgrade new and existing wireless, wired or "store and forward" field service applications at an average daily cost of $1.25, or less per/mobile worker. A productivity driven ROI can be achieved in just weeks. For field service IT operations, AccuSpeechMobile/FFA's cost of ownership is a fraction of older, costly and functionally-limited, server-dependent solutions typically employed in functionally limited warehouse and CRM applications.

"Until now the field services market has had little confidence in costly server-dependent voice solutions, incapable of empowering the mobile worker to voice-collect and transact, 'heavy field service data' at the point of service," said Bob Bova, president and CEO of Vangard Voice Systems. "Now, completely un-tethered from server-dependencies, AccuSpeechMobile/FFA's device-driven voice technology offers a reliable, affordable, fully functional voice solution for the field services market. Now IT organizations can easily leverage hands-free voice capabilities to substantially improve field service productivity, service, and reduce costs in asset management, dispatch, delivery, ticket management, mobile inspections, maintenance, repair, inventory, location-based GPS and other field operations."

New Productivity Gains

Using AccuSpeechMobile/FFA, Vangard Voice business partner, Z-Space Technologies experienced a 37% increase in productivity when adding hands-free voice-directed capabilities to its vehicle inspection application. "Voice technology for the field services market is ready for prime time with AccuSpeechMobile/FFA," said Tim James, Chief Operating Officer of Z-Space Technologies. "The productivity gains we achieved with our inspections application demonstrate how voice-directed technology can impact mobile field service operations. With AccuSpeechMobile/FFA's reliability, affordability and performance, we're able to accelerate the adoption of voice-directed operations by our resellers and customers."

To further underscore the impact of AccuSpeechMobile/FFA in the field services market another Vangard customer achieved a 77% increase in productivity, by voice-powering a public works asset inspection. Inspection time was reduced to just under 4 minutes using hands-free, eyes-free voice commands, compared to from 18 minutes using keyboard data entry.

Vangard's white paper, 'The Next Productivity Accelerator for Field Service Operations' is now available.

New Hands-Free Mobile Voice Productivity Interface

AccuSpeechMobile/FFA provides a non-invasive voice enabling development environment and device-side voice operations client solution that together enable a complete, fully functional "voice-keyboard" or voice-interface for existing "data heavy" Web, Windows Mobile or Back-End enterprise field service applications. The mobile worker's new voice interface, speeds mobile performance by eliminating the distracting, error prone reliance on manual "fat-finger" keyboard and pull-down menu data entry; it reduces dependency on visual monitoring of mobile screens, and provides increased safety and freedom to multi-task, when liberated from physical manipulating the mobile devices.

Affordability and ROI

AccuSpeechMobile/FFA's affordability is due to its non-invasive, device-resident approach which eliminates the integration costs associated with older server-dependent voice solutions. AccuSpeechMobile/FFA's new device-resident voice technology can voice-upgrade a typical new or existing field service application for a field service workforce as small as 100, for as little as $1.25 per/worker, per/day. Return on investment can be achieved in as little as 4 to 6 weeks making AccuSpeechMobile/FFA a cost-effective productivity investment for systems integrators, ISV's and enterprise IT organizations.

About Vangard Voice Systems

Vangard Voice Systems is the innovative provider of the AccuSpeech® Mobile Voice Platform (MVP) for enterprise-wide voice productivity deployment. Vangard's MVP speeds mobile enterprise productivity by adding voice-directed data input and application controls to new and existing mobile applications. MVP enables enterprises to achieve tactical, operational and strategic advantage by adding voice-directed hardware and application controls, navigation and data entry capabilities to existing mobile applications and business processes. Vangard's partners include Microsoft Corporation, Motorola, Wavelink Corporation, Stratix Corporation, Agilysys, Excalibur Integrated Systems, Z-Space Technologies and Nuance Communications. MVP's complete device-resident voice technology is deployable on mobile devices supported by all Microsoft Mobile operating systems including Motorola, Intermec, LXE, PsionTeklogix, Opticon and others. Vangard solutions are available to government agencies on the GSA schedule and the NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) acquisition contract. For more information, visit www.vangardvoice.com.

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Global Intellectual Property Leader Marshall Phelps Joins Article One Partners Board Tweet

Former Head of Patents at Microsoft and IBM, Marshall Phelps, Appointed to Article One Partners Board of Directors.

NEW YORK -- Article One Partners, the world's largest patent validation firm, announced the appointment of Marshall Phelps to its Board of Directors. The Director position with Article One is Phelps' first board involvement within the IP industry since he left Microsoft last year.

Mr. Phelps has had an extraordinary career and is a prominent leader in the patent industry. He oversaw Intellectual Property and Licensing at IBM for 28 years. Chairman Bill Gates then recruited Phelps – the legendary "godfather" of intellectual property who had turned IBM's modest IP Portfolio into a $2 billion per year revenue stream – to work his magic for Microsoft. In his role as Corporate Vice-President of IP Policy and Strategy at Microsoft, Phelps was responsible for setting the global Intellectual Property Strategies and Policies for the firm. Phelps has also served as the Microsoft Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property for the Legal & Corporate Affairs group, where he supervised Microsoft's intellectual property groups and oversaw the company's IP portfolio management (comprising well over 60,000 patents and patent applications worldwide).

In Phelps' 28 year career at IBM, he served as Vice President for Intellectual Property and Licensing. He then became the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Spencer Trask Intellectual Capital Company LLC, which specialized in spinoffs from major corporations such as Motorola Inc., Lockheed Martin Corp. and IBM. Phelps is an Executive-in-Residence at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, and an advisor to Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on IP matters.

"Article One's approach to researching patent quality is a perfect example of how virtual communities of people, networked across the world, deliver new levels of business impact without requiring direct knowledge of or control over the technology infrastructure supporting them," said Marshall Phelps, upon joining Article One's Board of Directors. "I was attracted to the Article One Partners community as a powerful example of how difficult problems can be solved at an accelerated pace, by engaging and incentivizing a global community to focus their efforts upon a defined challenge."

"Marshall is one of the world's top experts in the field of intellectual property. His experience in leading Microsoft's patent strategies and IP policy on an international scale provide the guidance Article One needs to further grow its Fortune 1000 client base," said Paul DiGiammarino, president of Article One Partners. "We're delighted to add Marshall's leadership and proven guidance to our Board, and look forward to the impact he'll have upon Article One's market leadership and long-term success."

About Article One Partners

Article One Partners, LLC is the world's largest patent validation firm. It employs a global human search engine in many languages to locate, identify, analyze and present previously undisclosed evidence of patent validity from anywhere in the world. The comprehensive nature and success of the Article One method is helping to legitimize the validity of all patents. Community members, our Advisors, who submit undisclosed evidence can earn up to $50,000 per research project and share in five percent (5%) of Article One's net annual profit.

Article One clients sponsor research Studies for many reasons, including to assist with patent litigation, to strength pending patents and to resolve other crucial patent validity issues. The result is a highly rewarded community that provides a citizen's review of patent validity. This review justifies the monopoly pricing that patents effectively confer upon their owners. It also serves to energize the U.S. patent reform movement. To learn more about Article One, or to become a member of our community, visit www.ArticleOnePartners.com.

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Mobile Messenger Works With Mobile Giving Organizations And U.S. Wireless Companies To Expedite Red Cross’ Receipt Of Haiti Relief Donations Tweet

LOS ANGELES, CA — Mobile Messenger, the leading mobile solutions provider, announced that it is working closely with a number of U.S. wireless companies and mobile giving organizations to expedite the delivery of consumers’ SMS-based donations to the Red Cross International Relief fund and other charities for their rescue and recovery efforts in the Haiti disaster. As this unprecedented mobile relief effort continues to grow, the collaboration between Mobile Messenger, its mobile giving partners and wireless companies ensures that the Red Cross and the charities can receive and put the much-needed funds to use as soon as possible.

Since the earthquake, donations to mobile giving campaigns have been streaming in, in unprecedented volumes with as much as $5.5 million dollars donated per day. As aid organizations from around the world rally to send rescue teams and begin dispersing help, Mobile Messenger is facilitating the flow of millions of dollars of aid to the Red Cross, Doctors without Borders and several other charities that Mobile Messenger serves through its secure, high-capacity gateways to all wireless companies in the United States. Traditional mobile giving campaigns can take up to three months from the time a donation is texted to when the charity actually receives the funds, according to experts at Mobile Messenger. But given the scope of the unfortunate tragedy in Haiti, and the immediate need for relief funds, Mobile Messenger and the organizations involved in the mobile giving efforts have agreed to bypass normal procedures in order to get donations to the Red Cross and the charities as quickly and efficiently as possible – in some cases within less than one week of a mobile user confirming their pledge via text message from their mobile handset.

“What happened in Haiti was truly devastating and unfortunate, and it is astounding to the see the outpouring of donations the American people have made to the Red Cross Relief effort,” said Michael Iaccarino, president and CEO of Mobile Messenger. “Given this remarkable level of generosity, it’s important that concerned citizens see their donations put to use now, rather than three months down the road. By making this temporary change to the way these donations are processed, Mobile Messenger and our mobile giving and wireless partners are proud to spare no effort in bringing immediate help to the many thousands of victims who have been devastated by the earthquake.”

Jon Wells, vice president of marketing at Verizon Wireless, noted, “Verizon Wireless has advanced $7.82 million – 100 percent of the money our customers pledged in one week – to the American Red Cross. At this time of tremendous need when money needs to reach the people in Haiti quickly, we are able to set aside normal processes to expedite payment direct to the Red Cross because of our relationship with Mobile Messenger.”

As of Sunday, January 23, U.S. wireless customers had pledged nearly $23 million to the Haiti relief effort via text messaging short-codes. Mobile Messenger encourages people to continue their generous support for the Red Cross and the other charities. Please visit http://www.google.com/relief/haitiearthquake for a list of the organizations accepting SMS donation to send relief to the victims in Haiti.

About Mobile Messenger
Mobile Messenger is the leading Mobile Solutions Provider, supplying its partners with cutting edge technology and services that facilitate the marketing, distribution, and monetization of digital content to mobile devices. By providing strong, secure, and trusted connections to consumers, Mobile Messenger helps businesses around the globe build long-lasting, successful brands and mobile campaigns. Established in 1999, Mobile Messenger has unrivaled experience as an aggregator, mobile enabler, and content messaging supplier. Today, Mobile Messenger runs successful operations in North America, The United Kingdom, South Africa and the Asia Pacific Region with aggressive plans for new market expansion. In November 2009 the company acquired m-Qube mobile delivery gateway from VeriSign. Mobile Messenger is headquartered in Los Angeles, with a technology hub in Boston. Silver Lake Sumeru, http://www.silverlake.com/sumeru) a leading private equity company in California, owns a majority of the company. For more information, visit: www.mobilemessenger.com.

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Red Bend to Unveil New Mobile Software Management Capabilities for Consumers and Service Providers at Mobile World Congress Tweet

Live Demos with ACCESS, Borqs, IBM, Motorola and Qualcomm Show How MSM Increases Service Revenues and Improves the Mobile User Experience.

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Red Bend Software announced that it will unveil new product capabilities for Mobile Software Management (MSM) at GSMA's 2010 Mobile World Congress. In collaboration with customers and partners, Red Bend will demonstrate how service providers can independently manage software and applications on smartphones and how they can deliver new services and features over the air to increase revenues and improve the mobile user experience.

WHO:

Red Bend's MSM solutions have been deployed in more than 620 million mobile devices and are used by eight of the top 10 handset manufacturers, tier-one operators such as NTT DOCOMO and China Mobile, and dozens of other leading companies in mobile, M2M and WiMAX. More than 450 mobile devices are Red Bend-Enabled™, including smartphones, feature phones, netbooks, mobile Internet devices (MIDs), machine-to-machine (M2M) modules, point-of-sale (POS) terminals, USB modems, PC cards and WiMAX modems.

WHAT:

Red Bend will conduct industry-first live demonstrations of its expanded MSM products -- vRapid Mobile® for Software Management and Firmware Updating and vDirect Mobile™ for Device Management -- on a variety of cutting-edge mobile devices and platforms, including ACCESS Linux Platform™, Android, OPhone from Borqs and Qualcomm's Brew® Mobile Platform.

1. Independent Management of Smartphones – Service providers can get real-time software inventory of user-downloaded, side-loaded and managed applications to understand consumer preferences, and then deploy targeted services like social networking to exiting smartphones without waiting for handset replacement cycles.
2. Branding Unlocked Handsets – Service providers can deploy branded application packs to unlocked vanilla handsets, bringing a consistent user experience to all consumers on the network while generating revenue from higher-value applications.
3. On-Demand Subscription to Operator Services – With partner IBM, Red Bend will show how operators can increase ARPU from existing subscribers by enabling consumers to self-enroll in the latest mobile services, without needing to change handsets.
4. Extending the Value of M2M Devices – With customer Motorola, Red Bend will add a camera application over the air to Motorola's G24 M2M module to enhance the functionality of M2M devices throughout their long lifespan.
5. Ultimate Consumer Personalization – Device manufacturers and operators can enable consumers to completely personalize their mobile services, features and applications from a single software management application, regardless of the firmware that came with their handset.
6. Improving the Mobile User Experience – Red Bend will demonstrate how updating firmware over the air (FOTA), managing software components over the air (SCOTA) and standards-based device management (OMA DM) can continuously delight consumers with new features and applications. Red Bend-Enabled devices will include an Android-based OPhone from Dell, the first Else™ mobile device using the ACCESS Linux Platform, a handset running Qualcomm's Brew Mobile Platform as well as mobile phones based on LiMo, Symbian and Windows.


WHERE:

2010 Mobile World Congress

Red Bend Software's Business Hospitality Suite 4.3HS50 (Hall 4, Level 3, Suite 50)

Barcelona, Spain

http://www.mobileworldcongress.com

WHEN:

February 15-18, 2010

About Red Bend Software

Red Bend Software, the leader in Mobile Software Management (MSM), provides software solutions for managing firmware, applications and devices over the air. The company's award-winning MSM products enable device manufacturers, mobile operators and software developers to increase revenues, reduce support costs and achieve faster time to market by remotely managing their software assets on mobile devices. Red Bend's software has been deployed in more than 620 million mobile devices by eight of the top 10 handset manufacturers, including Kyocera, LG Electronics, Motorola, Sharp, Sony Ericsson and ZTE, as well as dozens of other leading companies in the mobile, M2M and WiMAX markets. Unlike DM vendors with proprietary end-to-end systems and manufacturers' internally developed solutions that are platform specific, Red Bend is the only company offering independent client software that is interoperable with any standards-based server and that works with any platform on any type of mobile device. Founded in 1999, Red Bend is a privately held, venture capital-financed company with offices in China, Israel, Japan, Korea, the U.K. and the U.S. Visit: www.redbend.com.

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Verizon Wireless Launches VZ Navigator 5.0 v Tweet

Service Now Offers Integration with Roadside Assistance and Social Networking Allowing Customers to Get Help and Let Their Friends Know Where They Are.

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Verizon Wireless, provider of the nation’s largest and most reliable 3G network, announced the launch of VZ Navigator® 5.0, the newest version of its award-winning map, navigation and local search service, which helps users find their way around town. Powered by TeleCommunication Systems, Verizon Wireless’ VZ Navigator is a GPS-enabled service that transforms a wireless smartphone or handset into an all-in-one powerful navigation and communication device, enabling customers to find useful information and discover new places and destinations.

Beginning today on select devices, VZ Navigator 5.0 will offer impressive enhancements to the existing service that take advantage of location-based technology, including an updated, easy-to-use interface, improved functionality finding points of interest, and the ability to run multiple VZ Navigator functions simultaneously within a navigation session. The service is now integrated with Facebook®, allowing users to keep up with their friends, family and social networks by updating their Facebook statuses directly through VZ Navigator, with the option to include and share their locations. Customers can also use Verizon Wireless’ Roadside Assistance service to send their locations to a dispatcher so assistance may reach them more quickly.

Other new features now available with VZ Navigator 5.0 include:

* Improved Customer Experience – No need to wait for the entire route to download before starting their voyage because data will now be streamed, causing display screens to populate more quickly
* Enhanced Points of Interest – Access to premium places of interest with detailed descriptions, clearly branded by Map Icons
* Traffic Crowd Sourcing – Opt-in to anonymously send real-time location and speed to the VZ Navigator traffic reporting service, allowing quicker notifications and improved accuracy for all VZ Navigator users
* Alerts for Other Road Attributes – Graphic notifications for tunnels, U-turns, traffic circles and toll plazas
* “Say it Mode” – Select BlackBerry® smartphones and Windows Mobile® handsets allow customers to verbally search for and update destinations

Pricing and Availability
VZ Navigator 5.0 will roll out on select smartphones and handsets beginning today, including the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8530 smartphone, LG enV® TOUCH, HTC Touch Pro2™ and Samsung Omnia™. The service will be available on additional devices in the coming weeks. Current subscribers with VZ Navigator 5.0-capable devices will get a message the next time they launch the service, prompting them to upgrade to the new version. New VZ Navigator subscribers with select smartphones and handsets can download the service from Get It Now®/Media Center and VZ Start or can add the feature through My Verizon.

VZ Navigator is available for $9.99 a month for unlimited access or $2.99 for a one-day/24-hour use on certain devices. The monthly charge includes continuous updates to maps and points of interest, unlike traditional navigation devices and navigation devices built into automobiles that require annual upgrades to remain accurate. Download charges vary and airtime or megabyte charges may apply when browsing, downloading and using certain applications.

Verizon Wireless launched VZ Navigator in January 2006 with Networks In Motion, a pioneer in the turn-by-turn navigation space, that was acquired by TeleCommunication Systems in 2009. TeleCommunication Systems is a leader in location-based technology whose mobile services empower consumers to make quick, smart decisions when they’re on the go. NAVTEQ provides all of the digital map content for VZ Navigator including its extensive points of interest (POI) database to help enable mobile local search.

Verizon Wireless reminds customers that when behind the wheel, safe driving should always be the first priority. For additional information and a full set of terms and conditions for VZ Navigator, visit www.verizonwireless.com/vznavigator.

For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving more than 91 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 83,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NASDAQ and LSE: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

About TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS) is a world leader in high availability and secure mobile communication technology. TCS is at the forefront of new mobile cloud computing services providing wireless applications for navigation, hyper-local search, asset tracking, social applications, and infrastructure for E9-1-1, text messaging, and telematics. Millions of consumers around the world use TCS wireless apps as a fundamental part of their daily lives. Federal government and intelligence agencies depend on TCS’ cyber security expertise, professional services, and highly secure deployable satellite solutions for mission-critical communications. TCS is headquartered in Annapolis, MD and has technical, service and sales offices around the world. To learn more about emerging and innovative wireless technologies, visit www.telecomsys.com.

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